Tuesday gen-tech link tips from the tiara

© Copyright 2012 Caroline M. Pointer

School started this week for my kids, and I've never been busier. 

And I've never needed time-saving efficient apps and tech like I do now to stay on top of everything ~ the here and now *and* yesteryear.

So today's genealogy - technology tech links are sponsored by the letter 'T' {as in tiara}. ;)

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• 50 really useful iPad tips and tricks by Matthew Bolton on techradar.com ~ Today I sorta joined a social networking site that's a lot like Pinterest.com and it's called LoveIt.com. And? I loved it. {Go figure.} Then I quickly found the spot for all the tech image bookmarks. And let's just say I was there 'for a while'. So in my I'm-taking-one-for-the-team mentality, I managed to find this awesome bookmark to a blog post on these great tips and tricks for an iPad. {No thanks are needed. Really. It was my pleasure. ;) }
  
• Stealthy & Stylish Tech Disguises Roundup by Carolyn Purnell on apartmenttherapy.com ~ Yeah. So. I found this bookmark on LoveIt.com as well. See? I took another one for the team. And aren't you glad I did? This is just a *fabulous* idea. Cover the tech-y router with an old book cover. If this doesn't perfectly mix together today, tomorrow, and yesteryear, I don't know what does. Seriously.
• New App Postcard Lets Users Send Real Postcards with Custom Photos by Barb H on appcraver.com ~ There's this lady in my GenSoc who within minutes of meeting her, told me that she didn't 'do' computers because she was afraid of them. You know, all the talk about viruses, crashes, and such? And that her children practically blackmailed her and her husband to get on Facebook in order to see pictures of their grandchildren. And so her husband *does* Facebook and let's her know when there's a pic of the grandkids. *dramatic pause* If you are doing this to your parents, just stop it. I mean, seriously. After she told me this {which obviously it'd been festering in her for a while}, all I could think of was, why?!? Tech *is* supposed to help you, make you more efficient. But? {And this is a *big* but} Not at the expense of someone else's feelings. Would it kill ya' to snail mail a pic or two of the kids? Um. No, it wouldn't. And? Here's an app to help you out with that. {You're welcome.}
• How Can I Get All the Photos My Friends and I Share Online in a Single, Consolidated Collection? by Adam Dachis on lifehacker.com ~ Speaking of photos that you've stuck here, there, and everywhere online in the cloud, Adam has some great ideas on how to consolidate pics in one spot so you don't have to hunt for that awesome pic for the upteenth time of Great Aunt Bernice and that Carny she ran away with. Also? Have some distant cousins with pics? You can use this method to get everyone's pics together in one spot. 
• Use To-Do List App Fetchnotes, Receive 25GB Of Free Storage From Box.net by Brent Dirks on appadvice.com ~ And speaking of cloud storage, how about 25GB for free with Box.net *and* get Fetchnotes, a to-do list app. Get organized with the app for FREE and then claim your 25GB FREE storage. Hello?!? That's a lot of value for FREE. {Which leaves plenty of money in your bank account so you can order copies of death certificates, baptismal records, and such. Your ancestors would be very proud. ;) }

Okay. That's it for today. Make sure you're following me on your social network of choice, but if you're on Facebook, kindly take a look-see at 4YourFamilyStory.com's Facebook Page. I'm not going to tell you to 'like' it blindly. 

However, I will be posting tech links there throughout the day {some you will not see on my Twitter account or here}. Also? I've added a YouTube app to the page that features some of my free video tutorials. And I'll be adding ~in the very near future~ some free and exclusive downloads. So. Free links to tech that just might help you in your ancestor hunting that are curated just for you by me, some FREE video tutorials, and some FREE downloads. That's a good deal. So *now* I'll ask, "If you like all that and want it, then I'd be very honored if you'd 'like' my 4YourFamilyStory.com's Facebook Page below."

~Caroline

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{a.k.a., as the place where I share even *more* gen-tech links 
and ask thought-provoking questions}

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